The read
A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 78/100. Scores higher than 80% of the 659 1950s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.
Ratings
158 audience votes
Key crew
- Hugo FriedhoferOriginal Music Composer
- Mark RobsonDirector
- Philip YordanScreenplay
Cast
- Humphrey BogartEddie Willis
- Rod SteigerNick Benko
- Jan SterlingBeth Willis
- Mike LaneToro Moreno
- Max BaerBuddy Brannen
- Jersey Joe WalcottGeorge
- Edward AndrewsJim Weyerhause
- Harold J. StoneArt Leavitt, TV sportscaster
- Carlos MontalbánLuís Agrandi
- Nehemiah PersoffLeo
- Felice OrlandiVince Fawcett
- Herbie FayeMax
